Phantom Shadows of a clock and an hourglass enveloped the entire world. In the soundless stillness, Lin Yue, reluctant to part, suddenly spoke.
"Are you sure you want to leave? Aren't you going to ask anything else? I know this world inside out."
Chen Xi's expression shifted slightly, and the momentum she had been building stalled.
She turned to look at Lin Yue, who was leaning against her right shoulder. "The memories can't be retained anyway."
That was right. Since their memories could not be retained, during this final stretch of time, aside from speaking of love, they would not mention battle or Legend in the slightest.
"Maybe they can?" Lin Yue wrapped both hands around her right arm.
"This final variable—and me and the Lamenter." As Lin Yue spoke, her gaze unconsciously fell upon the Mandarin Duck ring she had created.
This was not the one from the God-Chosen Trial, but a masterpiece Lin Yue had forged with all her strength, containing nearly everything she had.
"True." Chen Xi rubbed the tip of her nose. Since there was still time to spare, she decided to ask about something that still confused her.
"So, was the Hand of God really Bai Ziqing? I feel like I never saw her from beginning to end, as if she only existed in other people's conversations."
"Logically speaking, a Transcendent of her level should have had some way to reach the Central Continent."
Hearing that, Lin Yue first stopped Chen Xi's right hand, which was still resting on her nose. "That's too unseemly. Can you stop doing that so often?"
Only after teasing her did she properly answer the question.
"It's simple. Bai Ziqing was me. Or rather, she was a nonexistent person I fabricated solely to bring about our meeting." Lin Yue's tone